Keen travellers can now earn Qantas frequent flyer points without stepping foot on a plane as the airline launches its own car insurance scheme
- Qantas customers can earn 20,000 frequent flyer points with new car insurance
- Qantas Members can also get 6,000 extra points when having car serviced
- More than half of Qantas members said they only had car serviced once a year
Travellers are now able to earn Qantas frequent flyer points without stepping foot onto a plane as part of the the airline’s new car insurance scheme.
Qantas Car Insurance was launched on Tuesday, and the programme will give customers 20,000 points just for signing up.
People will also be entitled to 6,000 extra points every time they have their vehicle’s brakes, engine and tyres checked.
Qantas members will also receive an additional point for every dollar they spend on their premium.
Qantas will give customers 20,000 frequent flyer points when signing up the airline’s new car insurance scheme
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said that within a year of being on the new car insurance program, travellers could have worked up enough points to fly to Bali.
‘These are competitive products that have the added benefit of earning points, and we’ve seen that work well with health insurance and credit cards. We expect Qantas Car Insurance to be popular for same reason,’ Mr Joyce said.
‘Insurance can be a grudge purchase but in the first year of having Qantas Car Insurance you could earn enough points to fly from Brisbane to Singapore or Sydney to Bali.’
In a survey of more than 700 of Qantas’ frequent flyers, more than half said they only had their car serviced once or less a year, and a third didn’t know how to check their own brakes.
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce (pictured) said that within a year of being on the new car insurance travellers could have worked up enough points to fly to Bali
Dr Darren Wishart, a Road Safety Expert said regular checks on cars were vital.
‘Road conditions in Australia can vary greatly, so simple things like checking the air pressure in your tyres is a small but critical step that can be done to help keep you safe on the road,’ he said.
The airline currently has 13 million frequent flyer members.
Mr Joyce said Qantas’s next plan will be to launch their own home insurance program next year.
Frequent flyers can also receive 6,000 points every time they have their vehicle serviced (pictured: Qantas Loyalty CEO Olivia Firth: centre left, CEO Alan Joyce: centre right)